2016 Summer Supper & Book Club Student Application

Join the PEN/Faulkner Summer Supper & Book Club for a fantastic summer of reading! We’ll read books by local writers, meet with the writers to discuss their work, and enjoy a light dinner at each session.

If you’re interested in attending our summer reading program, please fill out this short application and submit it no later than Wednesday, June 15th, 2016.

Note: All applicants must be in the class of 2017, 2018, 2019 or 2020.

Short Answer Essay

Please select one of the following prompts and write a short (200-300 word) response.

Imagine you can change the ending to one book that you’ve read. Which book do you choose? What happens in your ending?

How does the new ending improve upon the old one?

This is a required question

Have you ever read a book that you expected to hate, but ended up loving? Why did it seem so bad? What was unexpected about it?

Did it change the kinds of books you like to read now?

This is a required question

Who are your two favorite characters you’ve ever met in books? Write out a conversation between the two of them.

Each character should be from a different book.

This is a required question

Imagine that your favorite character from a book came to life and now lives in Washington, D.C. The year is 2016. What music does your character listen to? What clothes does he/she wear? What kinds of things does your favorite character like to do for fun in DC?

In short, how do you think your character would respond to living in DC?

This is a required question

Name your least favorite book that you’ve read in class (so far). What didn’t you like about it? Do you think you would like the book if you read it outside of class?

If you had to teach this book to a group of your peers, what would you do? How would you approach this text?